Definition of imaginary Imaginary

/ɪmæˈʤʌnɛˌɹi/ - [imatjuneree] - im•ag•i•nar•y

We found 9 definitions of imaginary from 5 different sources.

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What does imaginary mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

imaginary - not based on fact; unreal; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
  fanciful, notional

Noun

imaginary - (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
  complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number
  number an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
  math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
  complex conjugate either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign
  real number, real any rational or irrational number
  pure imaginary number an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • imaginary (Noun)
    Imagination; fancy.
  • imaginary (Adjective)
    existing only in the imagination.
  • imaginary (Adjective)
    Of a number, having no real real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of the square root of -1.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • imaginary (a.)
    Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal.
  • imaginary (n.)
    An imaginary expression or quantity.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • imaginary
    Existing only in the mind and not in reality.

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